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The Production Department of Hruska Corporation has submitted the following forecast of units to be produced...

The Production Department of Hruska Corporation has submitted the following forecast of units to be produced by quarter for the upcoming fiscal year:

1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Units to be produced 11,400 10,400 12,400 13,400

Each unit requires 0.30 direct labor-hours and direct laborers are paid $12.50 per hour.

In addition, the variable manufacturing overhead rate is $1.50 per direct labor-hour. The fixed manufacturing overhead is $94,000 per quarter. The only noncash element of manufacturing overhead is depreciation, which is $34,000 per quarter.

Required:

1. Calculate the company’s total estimated direct labor cost for each quarter of the upcoming fiscal year and for the year as a whole. Assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the estimated number of units produced.

2&3. Calculate the company’s total estimated manufacturing overhead cost and the cash disbursements for manufacturing overhead for each quarter of the upcoming fiscal year and for the year as a whole.

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Projected growth rate 20% Tax rate 21% Operating capacity 93% Sales $198,000,000 Cost of goods sold...

Projected growth rate 20% Tax rate 21% Operating capacity 93% Sales $198,000,000 Cost of goods sold 128,600,000 Other expenses 31,500,000 Depreciation 10,500,000 EBIT $27,400,000 Interest 4,350,000 EBT $23,050,000 Taxes (21%) 4,840,500 Net income $18,209,500 Dividends $9,500,000 Additions to retained earnings 8,709,500 Assets Liabilities & Equity Current assets Current liabilities Cash $1,358,000 Accounts payable $2,400,000 Accounts receivable 4,180,000 Notes payable 5,830,000 Inventory 8,753,000 Total $8,230,000 Total $14,291,000 Long-term debt $67,500,000 Owners' equity Fixed assets Common stock and paid-in surplus $8,000,000 Net plant and equipment $125,580,000 Accumulated retained earnings 56,141,000 Total $64,141,000 Total assets $139,871,000 Total liabilities and owners' equity $139,871,000

Prepare the pro forma financial statements and calculate the EFN.

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Pearl Products Limited of Shenzhen, China, manufactures and distributes toys throughout South East Asia. Three cubic...

Pearl Products Limited of Shenzhen, China, manufactures and distributes toys throughout South East Asia. Three cubic centimeters (cc) of solvent H300 are required to manufacture each unit of Supermix, one of the company’s products. The company now is planning raw materials needs for the third quarter, the quarter in which peak sales of Supermix occur. To keep production and sales moving smoothly, the company has the following inventory requirements:

  1. The finished goods inventory on hand at the end of each month must equal 4,000 units of Supermix plus 25% of the next month’s sales. The finished goods inventory on June 30 is budgeted to be 21,250 units.

  2. The raw materials inventory on hand at the end of each month must equal one-half of the following month’s production needs for raw materials. The raw materials inventory on June 30 is budgeted to be 105,375 cc of solvent H300.

  3. The company maintains no work in process inventories.

A monthly sales budget for Supermix for the third and fourth quarters of the year follows.

Budgeted Unit Sales
July 69,000
August 74,000
September 84,000
October 64,000
November 54,000
December 44,000

Required:

1. Prepare a production budget for Supermix for the months July, August, September, and October.

3. Prepare a direct materials budget showing the quantity of solvent H300 to be purchased for July, August, and September, and for the quarter in total.

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Discuss the economic impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) on: 1....

Discuss the economic impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) on:

1. U.S. corporations.

2. U.S. economy

3. Other countries including tax havens

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The following data relate to the operations of Shilow Company, a wholesale distributor of consumer goods:...

The following data relate to the operations of Shilow Company, a wholesale distributor of consumer goods:

Current assets as of March 31:
Cash $

7,100

Accounts receivable $

18,400

Inventory $

37,200

Building and equipment, net $

122,400

Accounts payable $

22,050

Common stock $

150,000

Retained earnings $

13,050

The gross margin is 25% of sales.

Actual and budgeted sales data:

March (actual) $ 46,000
April $ 62,000
May $ 67,000
June $ 92,000
July $ 43,000

Sales are 60% for cash and 40% on credit. Credit sales are collected in the month following sale. The accounts receivable at March 31 are a result of March credit sales.

Each month’s ending inventory should equal 80% of the following month’s budgeted cost of goods sold.

One-half of a month’s inventory purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid for in the following month. The accounts payable at March 31 are the result of March purchases of inventory.

Monthly expenses are as follows: commissions, 12% of sales; rent, $1,900 per month; other expenses (excluding depreciation), 6% of sales. Assume that these expenses are paid monthly. Depreciation is $918 per month (includes depreciation on new assets).

Equipment costing $1,100 will be purchased for cash in April.

Management would like to maintain a minimum cash balance of at least $4,000 at the end of each month. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month, up to a total loan balance of $20,000. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter.

Required:

Using the preceding data:

1. Complete the schedule of expected cash collections.

2. Complete the merchandise purchases budget and the schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases.

3. Complete the cash budget.

4. Prepare an absorption costing income statement for the quarter ended June 30.

5. Prepare a balance sheet as of June 30.

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Troy Engines, Ltd., manufactures a variety of engines for use in heavy equipment. The company has...

Troy Engines, Ltd., manufactures a variety of engines for use in heavy equipment. The company has always produced all of the necessary parts for its engines, including all of the carburetors. An outside supplier has offered to sell one type of carburetor to Troy Engines, Ltd., for a cost of $30 per unit. To evaluate this offer, Troy Engines, Ltd., has gathered the following information relating to its own cost of producing the carburetor internally: Per Unit 13,000 Units per Year Direct materials $ 13 $ 169,000 Direct labor 9 117,000 Variable manufacturing overhead 3 39,000 Fixed manufacturing overhead, traceable 3 * 39,000 Fixed manufacturing overhead, allocated 6 78,000 Total cost $ 34 $ 442,000 *One-third supervisory salaries; two-thirds depreciation of special equipment (no resale value). Required: 1. Assuming the company has no alternative use for the facilities that are now being used to produce the carburetors, what would be the financial advantage (disadvantage) of buying 13,000 carburetors from the outside supplier? 2. Should the outside supplier’s offer be accepted? 3. Suppose that if the carburetors were purchased, Troy Engines, Ltd., could use the freed capacity to launch a new product. The segment margin of the new product would be $130,000 per year. Given this new assumption, what would be the financial advantage (disadvantage) of buying 13,000 carburetors from the outside supplier? 4. Given the new assumption in requirement 3, should the outside supplier’s offer be accepted?

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Discuss the effects of compounding interest. Which institutions are competing for you as a customer to...

Discuss the effects of compounding interest. Which institutions are competing for you as a customer to help structure your financial plan? What are you offering that you consider significant? Also discuss some of your ideas on risk when looking for higher interest rates. There are many banks, credit unions, savings and loans corporations and other financial institutions seeking your business, What are you going to demand as a consumer?

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Garfun, Inc., owns all of the stock of Simon, Inc. For 2018, Garfun reports income (exclusive...

Garfun, Inc., owns all of the stock of Simon, Inc. For 2018, Garfun reports income (exclusive of any investment income) of $480,000. Garfun has 80,000 shares of common stock outstanding. It also has 5,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding that pay a dividend of $15,000 per year. Simon reports net income of $290,000 for the period with 80,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Simon also has a liability for 10,000 of $100 bonds that pay annual interest of $8 per bond. Each of these bonds can be converted into three shares of common stock. Garfun owns none of these bonds. Assume a tax rate of 30 percent. What amount should Garfun report as diluted earnings per share? (Round your intermediate percentage value to the nearest whole number and the final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Diluted earnings per share=

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The following T-accounts represent September activity: Required: Compute the missing amounts indicated by the letters (a)...

The following T-accounts represent September activity:

Required:

Compute the missing amounts indicated by the letters (a) through (i).

Materials Inventory
BB (9/1) 8,000
(a)    4,900
(b)
EB (9/30) 8,900
Work-In-Process Inventory
BB (9/1) 21,100
180,700
121,000
99,200
EB (9/30) 18,500
Finished Goods Inventory
BB (9/1) 14,300
(e) (f)
EB (9/30) (g)
Cost of Goods Sold
396,400
Applied Overhead Control
(d)
Manufacturing Overhead Control
121,000
4,900
36,200
30,100
4,400
Wages Payable
124,300
162,000 (c)
36,200
119,500 EB (9/30)
Accumulated Depreciation—Plant & Equipment
204,500 BB (9/1)
(h)
234,600 EB (9/30)
Accounts Payable—Material Suppliers
105,000
Prepaid Expenses
BB(9/1) 24,900
(i)
EB(9/30) 20,500

What are the answers for:

Material Inventory

Work-In-Process Inventory

Finished Goods Inventory

Cost of Goods Sold

Applied Overhead Control

Manufacturing Overhead Control

Wages Payable

Accumulated Depreciation-Plant & Equipment

Accounts Payable - Material Suppliers

Prepaid Expenses

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X Company is planning to stop the production and sale of Product Q, which lost $12,000...

X Company is planning to stop the production and sale of Product Q, which lost $12,000 last year. If Product Q is dropped, two things will happen in each of the next four years: 1) last year's loss will be avoided, and 2) sales of Product R will be increased, contributing $12,000 to annual profits. In addition, if Product Q is dropped, the company will be able to sell some equipment immediately for $17,000. Assuming a discount rate of 4%, what is the net present value of stopping the production and sale of Product Q?

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X Company must decide whether to continue using its current equipment or replace it with new,...

X Company must decide whether to continue using its current equipment or replace it with new, more efficient equipment. The following information is available for the current and new equipment:

Current equipment
   Current sales value $10,000
   Final sales value 5,000
   Operating costs 62,000
New equipment
   Purchase cost $49,000
   Final sales value 5,000
   Operating cost savings 9,000

Maintenance work will be necessary on the new equipment in Year 3, costing $2,500. The current equipment will last for six more years; the life of the new equipment is also six years. Assuming a discount rate of 4%, what is the net present value of replacing the current equipment?

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On January 1, 2017, Alison, Inc., paid $70,500 for a 40 percent interest in Holister Corporation’s...

On January 1, 2017, Alison, Inc., paid $70,500 for a 40 percent interest in Holister Corporation’s common stock. This investee had assets with a book value of $224,500 and liabilities of $96,500. A patent held by Holister having a $13,300 book value was actually worth $41,800. This patent had a six-year remaining life. Any further excess cost associated with this acquisition was attributed to goodwill. During 2017, Holister earned income of $51,500 and declared and paid dividends of $17,000. In 2018, it had income of $70,500 and dividends of $22,000. During 2018, the fair value of Allison’s investment in Holister had risen from $85,700 to $93,300.

a. Assuming Alison uses the equity method, what balance should appear in the Investment in Holister account as of December 31, 2018?

b. Assuming Alison uses fair-value accounting, what income from the investment in Holister should be reported for 2018

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X Company currently makes a part and is considering buying it next year from a company...

X Company currently makes a part and is considering buying it next year from a company that has offered to supply it for $16.00 per unit. This year, total costs to produce 53,000 units were:

Direct materials $307,400
Direct labor 222,600
Variable overhead 222,600
Fixed overhead 63,600


If X Company buys the part, it can avoid $23,532 of the fixed overhead. The resources that will become idle if they choose to buy the part can be used to increase production of another product, resulting in additional total contribution margin of $60,000.

The marketing manager is uncertain what demand will be next year. What level of demand will make the company indifferent between making the part and buying it?

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Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct...

Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows:

Direct materials: 4 pounds at $10 per pound $ 40
Direct labor: 2 hours at $13 per hour 26
Variable overhead: 2 hours at $9 per hour 18
Total standard cost per unit $ 84

The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 29,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 34,000 units and incurred the following costs:

  1. Purchased 160,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $8.50 per pound. All of this material was used in production.
  2. Direct laborers worked 59,000 hours at a rate of $14 per hour.

  3. Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $564,040.

______________________________

5. If Preble had purchased 174,000 pounds of materials at $8.50 per pound and used 160,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials price variance for March? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.). Input all amounts as positive values.)

6. If Preble had purchased 174,000 pounds of materials at $8.50 per pound and used 160,000 pounds in production, what would be the materials quantity variance for March? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance.). Input all amounts as positive values.)

7. What direct labor cost would be included in the company’s planning budget for March?

8. What direct labor cost would be included in the company’s flexible budget for March?

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Vulcan Company’s contribution format income statement for June is as follows: Vulcan Company Income Statement For...

Vulcan Company’s contribution format income statement for June is as follows:

Vulcan Company
Income Statement
For the Month Ended June 30
Sales $ 900,000
Variable expenses 408,000
Contribution margin 492,000
Fixed expenses 455,000
Net operating income $ 37,000

Management is disappointed with the company’s performance and is wondering what can be done to improve profits. By examining sales and cost records, you have determined the following:

The company is divided into two sales territories—Northern and Southern. The Northern Territory recorded $400,000 in sales and $208,000 in variable expenses during June; the remaining sales and variable expenses were recorded in the Southern Territory. Fixed expenses of $164,000 and $125,000 are traceable to the Northern and Southern Territories, respectively. The rest of the fixed expenses are common to the two territories.

The company is the exclusive distributor for two products—Paks and Tibs. Sales of Paks and Tibs totaled $150,000 and $250,000, respectively, in the Northern territory during June. Variable expenses are 22% of the selling price for Paks and 70% for Tibs. Cost records show that $67,500 of the Northern Territory’s fixed expenses are traceable to Paks and $60,000 to Tibs, with the remainder common to the two products.

Required:

1-a. Prepare contribution format segmented income statements for the total company broken down between sales territories.

1-b. Prepare contribution format segmented income statements for the Northern Territory broken down by product line.

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